A United Team! Idol Star Pretty Cure!
So we've all gathered in my room, huh? I thought, looking around the room. Hitomi, Kiyomi, Kotone and Cadence were all in my room for our first ever Pretty Cure meeting. If Asami-chan finds out popular idols were in our dorm, she's going to flip.
"All five Pretty Cures have finally be awakened!" Cadence squealed happily.
I hung onto that sentence as confusion spread throughout me. A fifth Cure? I thought, confused.
"Um, Cadence-san," Hitomi interrupted. "I'm pretty sure there is only four Pretty Cures."
"No, there's five of you," Cadence smiled, folding her wings to make it look like she was crossing her arms (if she had any). "Just like how you four are the Melody of Love, Rhythm of Hope, Beat of Happiness and Song of Courage, the fifth Cure is the Ballad of Kindness. She's actually the princess of La Musique!"
I almost fell out of my chair. "The fifth Cure is the princess!?" I shouted, surprised.
Cadence nodded. "I promised to tell you all the story of La Musique, right?"
"Go on, Cadence," Kiyomi said. "Tell us."
Cadence cleared her throat. "Okay, so La Musique was once a magical land where people used the Star Cards to perform concerts," she began. "One day, the Top Designers and the princess were visited by a little girl named Lilith, who asked the Top Designers to make her an Aria dress so she would become a better idol than anyone else. However, the Top Designers refused, and the princess tried to explain kindly to Lilith that although every idol are rivals, they all have the same wish - to spread music and joy everywhere. A downhearted Lilith ran away from La Musique, vowing to destroy all forms of music, and went to a mysterious place. There, Lilith began to practice dark magic, and created Noir. When her magic was strong enough, Lilith went back to La Musique and fought against the princess, but Lilith easily overpowered the princess, and quickly destroyed all of La Musique in an attempt to find the Top Designers. The Top Designers, however, managed to escape to Earth, but Lilith sends her minions to search for them, and with each Namida created, Lilith grows more powerful."
Sweat suddenly appeared on my forehead and fear washed over me. "We're going to have to fight Lilith face-to-face one day, right?" I asked nervously.
Cadence looked at me. "Are you worried?" She asked. I nodded.
Just then, Kiyomi leaned forward and started tickling me! "The day to fight Lilith is probably really far away," she told me. "We need to focus on finding the Top Designers and protect them."
Suddenly, the five jewels on Cadence's necklaces started to shine! What in the world… I thought as the shine turned into a book.
"This is the Book of Stars," Cadence explained. "It holds all the information about Pretty Cure and your brands in it."
Kotone then took the book, and opened it up. "My goodness!" She gasped. "It's… it's me! I'm in the book!"
Not believing her (I know that's rude, but still), we all looked at the Book of Stars, and Kotone was right! It was her as Cure Concert!
"You can put all of your Star Cards on the next page, as you can see," Cadence said.
Kiyomi snatched the book from Kotone, and flipped to a different page. "Not only is Kotone-senpai in here," Kiyomi muttered in disbelief. "But I think we're all in here!"
Each of us took turns looking at ourselves in the book, as well as inserting our Star Cards in the pages. "This is fun!" I said happily.
[Meanwhile, Antaeus and Circe were bowing behind Lilith as she played her violin. All of a sudden, she stopped playing and turned to the two Evil Tunes, her silver hair flowing with the wind, her red eyes glowing.
"Antaeus, Circe," Lilith said with no emotion. Antaeus and Circe, however, knew better, and quickly raised their heads.
"Yes, my lady?" They asked at the same time.
"Why have you returned to Noir without the Top Designers?" Lilith asked.
"Forgive us, my lady," Antaeus replied. "All five Pretty Cures have awakened," Circe stammered.
Lilith's eyes glowed red with fury and she dropped her violin. "What did you just say?" She said in an icy whisper.
Sweat appeared on Circe's forehead. "All five Pretty Cures have awakened," she repeated.
A dark aura began to glow around Lilith, and the two Evil Tunes could easily sense her anger. "You do realise," Lilith said. "That I am not a merciful ruler. If you continue to come back without a Top Designer, you would not have a home to come back to."
"We're very sorry, my lady!" Antaeus and Circe said at the same time.
"Do not return until you have captured at least one Top Designer," Lilith told them. She then looked into a dark corner. "The same goes for you, Sisyphus," she said.
A man then melted out of the shadows, and bowed to Lilith. "Do not fear, my lady," Sisyphus smiled. "For I shall be the one to capture all five Top Designers." He then disappeared, and Lilith turned to Antaeus and Circe, and, getting the message, both disappeared.]
"And that's the Harmonic Kiss Dress done and dusted!" I said happily the next day as I inserted the Star Cards into the Book of Stars. I wonder what the book has to say about Cure Harmony, I wondered as I flipped the pages. "I can run faster and jump higher than the others?" I said as I finished reading my page. "No wonder! Now, what about Sparkle Angel?"
I read about the brand, and learned that the brand was made for idols who are cute and lovely, and that it has an angelic motif. "That's so me!" I smiled as I shut the Book of Stars. Just then, like a flash of lightning, Kiyomi ran up and snatched the Book of Stars.
"If you have your own special ability," Kiyomi began, opening the book. "Then that means I get one too!" She began to read, and cheered afterwards. "I'm physically the strongest of us!" She cheered. "My brand Happy Magic is also made for idols who are unique and free, and it has an energetic feel to it. Lucky!"
"That's the wonder of Pretty Cure," Cadence explained as she flew up with Hitomi and Cadence. "Each of you have your own special talent. Utau, please tell Hitomi and Kotone about their talents and brands."
I took the Book of Stars from Kiyomi and flipped the pages again. "Cure Serenade, also known as the Rhythm of Hope, is the second member of the team, and represents hope. She has a calm and collected nature and despises fighting, despite her Pretty Cure status. She is an actress. Her special ability is being able to predict the enemy's next move. Her brand, Bright Future, is made for idols who are cool and stylish, and has a futuristic dance theme."
"That sounds exciting," Hitomi smiled.
A grinning Kiyomi then gave Hitomi a pat on the back. "Our very own oracle, huh?" She grinned, and Hitomi laughed.
"My predictions may help us defeat Noir," she giggled.
I began reading again. "Cure Concert, also known as the Song of Courage, is the fourth member of the team, and represents courage. She has a mysterious and cold nature, but is very kind and helpful towards those who need it. She is a model. Her special ability is being able to electrocute anyone or anything just by touching them. Her brand, Lolly Vamp, is a brand made for idols who are elegant and gothic, and brings out a mysterious charm."
"Now that suits me," Kotone said as she flicked her braid over her shoulder.
"I'm so glad I'm a Pretty Cure," Kiyomi sighed, and we all laughed.
"It's very exciting, isn't it?" Hitomi asked, and Kiyomi nodded with satisfaction.
I smiled, and I flipped to another page, and then… "There's five brands for five Pretty Cures, right?" I asked, and Cadence nodded.
"I think I've found the fifth Cure and her brand," I said, and the others turned to me.
"Read it out," Hitomi beckoned politely.
I nodded, and began to read. "Cure Rhapsody, also known as the Ballad of Kindness, is the fifth member of the team, and represents kindness. She is a true princess, and despite being distant and lonely, she is a kind girl with a talent for singing. She is a singer. Her special ability is generating shields to protect or reflect the enemy's attack. Her brand, Lovely Blossom, is a brand made for idols who are beautiful and sexy, and it features spicy clothing with flower motifs."
"Lovely Blossom," Cadence murmured wistfully. "Now that brings back memories."
[Later, Hitomi was in her dorm room, reading the Book of Stars. "I feel so sorry for the princess of La Musique," Hitomi said softly. "I wish I could help her."
Just then, a girl walked into the room. She was very beautiful, with long brown hair styled into a ponytail which ended in two thick ringlets, and pink eyes. It was obvious that she was a student, as she was wearing the uniform.
"Hello, Hitomi," the girl said kindly, smiling at Hitomi.
Hitomi looked up, and nodded to the girl. "It's nice to see you, Moira," Hitomi replied, and went back to reading the Book of Stars.
Moira frowned. "Is something wrong?" She asked, suspicious.
Hitomi quickly looked up again and turned to Moira, surprised. "Everything's fine," she said quickly. "Why?"
Moira shrugged, but it was clear that she was still suspicious. She sat down on the lower bunk, and flicked her hair. "Good job with Pearl Detective by the way, Hitomi," she said, replacing her frown with a smile.
Hitomi smiled at her roommate. "Thank you, Moira," she replied. "Well done with your concerts, which are always a success."
Moira then laughed. "Oh, Hitomi!" She giggled. "Whenever you're complimented, you always return the favour by complimenting them back. I guess it's what you do."
It was Hitomi's turn to laugh as she stood up. "I have to go meet my friends," she smiled, walking towards the door.
"I thought I was your friend," Moira complained, laughing.
"I can have more than one friend, you know," Hitomi said, trying not to laugh. "I'd best be off now."
Moira waved as Hitomi left the room, but as soon as she was gone, Moira walked over to the desk and looked at the Book of Stars. "That can't be…" she gasped, and quickly shoved the book into the top drawers of the desk, and ran out of the room.]
[Meanwhile, Sisyphus was floating in midair, and saw Moira run out of the school. "Well, what do we have here?" Sisyphus asked himself, smiling evilly. "Perhaps this girl is my first victim. But why does she seem… familiar?"
Shaking his head, he summoned a bell and began jiggling it around, creating horrible music. Moira fell to her knees, covering her ears as a dark aura surrounded her. She then fell unconscious as the aura surrounded her body, and then changed shape. When the aura was gone, Moira had turned into a Namida!]
"Stop right there!" I shouted. Hitomi, Kiyomi and Kotone were behind me, and we were facing the Namida.
"I can't believe that Moira became a monster," I heard Hitomi whisper. I remembered when Asami turned into a Namida, and I couldn't help feeling sorry for Hitomi.
"Alright, girls!" Cadence shouted. "It's time for you to transform!"
The four of us inserted our transformation Star Cards into the slots of our Idol Bracelets, and we shouted out "Pretty Cure, Live Start!". We turned the rainbow dials on our Idol Bracelets at the same time, and I felt that familiar sensation whenever I transformed. Our hair grew longer and turned bright pink, light blue, platinum blonde and lavender, and we ran into three large cards, and our shirts, skirts and shoes appeared. I held my arms out, and ribbons appeared on my arm protectors, and I tapped my feet together, which caused frill garter-like segments to appear on my socks. Hitomi placed her feet on a puddle of water, which caused ripples to be formed, and those ripples moved upwards while surrounding her body, which caused any extra parts of her outfit to be formed. Kiyomi twirled around, which caused herself to be set on fire, and extra parts of her outfit were formed. Kotone snapped her fingers, which caused electricity to surround her, and extra parts of her outfit were formed. I then tapped my chest, which caused a red bow with a golden emblem on it to appear, and I struck a pose. Hitomi put her hands over her chest, and took her hands away again, forming her emblem, and struck a pose. Kiyomi snapped her fingers to light her hand on fire, and she then placed her hand on her chest, which caused the emblem and bow to be formed, and struck a pose. Kotone touched her chest to make the emblem to appear out of electricity, and struck a pose. The four of us then flew down from the sky, and landed on our feet.
"Hearts represent the melody of love!" I said as I did a series of movements. "Magically musical, Cure Harmony!"
"Diamonds represent the rhythm of hope!" Hitomi said as she did a series of movements. "Eternally musical, Cure Serenade!"
"Clovers represent the beat of happiness!" Kiyomi said as she did a series of movements. "Happily musical, Cure Operetta!"
"Spades represent the song of courage!" Kotone said as she did a series of movements. "Specially musical, Cure Concert!"
Standing in a straight line with only our backs seen, the four of us each turned around as we shouted a phrase. "With the power of song residing in our hearts," we shouted together, and then raised our right arms to the sky. "Our beautiful voices will resonate forever!" We then struck our final poses. "Idol Star Pretty Cure !"
"Go, Namida!" Sisyphus shouted. "Attack the Pretty Cures and locate a Top Designer!"
"Not on our watches!" I growled as I started running towards the Namida, and I somehow managed to confuse it by running and jumping everywhere. I realised that my speed wouldn't be enough to defeat the Namida, but I had a plan.
I locked eyes with Concert, hoping that she would get my message, and - hallelujah! - she did. She ran towards the Namida, and the minute I leaped off of it, she jumped up and gathered electricity in her hands, and punched the Namida, electrocuting it.
"My turn!" Operetta grinned, and ran towards the Namida, and picked it up by the feet. "Screw you, Namida!" She yelled as she threw it to the school's entrance, immediately destroying it.
Operetta shrugged when I looked at her. "This is Yumesaki Academy," she joked. "We have the money to fix it."
"The Namida is about to freeze!" Serenade shouted to us.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Concert yelled back, but all of a sudden, the Namida stopped moving, as if it was being controlled by a remote, and someone had pressed stop. It was completely frozen.
"What in the world…" I heard Concert mutter. I felt the same way she did. Confused.
"What's going on?" Sisyphus asked himself, and a shadow then passed over his face, as if he was scared. "That girl… it's not possible…"
"Now's my chance!" Serenade realised, and then turned the rainbow dial on her Idol Bracelet, and suddenly, the entire scene turned into a concert! Operetta, Concert and I were sitting in the audience, and Cadence was hovering beside us. Serenade walked onto the stage, Idol Mic in hand, and music began to play. She then began to sing:
There is a majestic wind flying over the seas
It reflects the seven beautiful colours of the rainbow
Sometimes people believe your smile
But no one seems to see the pain in your eyes
I want to be able to reach out and help
The hidden treasures of the seven seas
A kind and safe world has bloomed in my dreams
This is the world I want, the world I desire
Yet why is everyone fighting all the time?
My heart is puzzled so much that it hurts
Listen to the sound of the world's seven seas
Engrave the path to the future, seven seas
"Pretty Cure, Serenade Echo!" Serenade shouted, and she then rotated her left arm in a clockwise direction, with water gushing out of her hand. The water then formed into six large bubbles, and the bubbles were shot towards the Namida.
When everything was clear, Serenade landed next to us, and we saw Moira lying on the ground.
"I must have underestimated the Pretty Cures," I heard Sisyphus mutter, and he then disappeared.
The Cures, Cadence and I ran over to Moira, and we were all relieved to see that she was still breathing. "Thank goodness," Serenade breathed.
Suddenly, there was a glow at Moira's chest, and the glow materialised into more Star Cards, and Serenade grabbed them. "The Cyber Star Dress," she smiled as she inserted them into the Book of Stars.
[Unbeknownst to the Cures, Moira had opened her eyes slightly, and smiled at the four of them. "Congratulations," she murmured before falling back asleep.]
That night, I sat down at my desk and pulled out my diary. I opened the diary to a new page and grabbed a pen. That Kagamine Moira-senpai is a strange girl, I wrote. And both Cadence and that weird guy Sisyphus seemed to recognise her, but they can't remember why. I wonder if Kagamine-senpai has something to do with La Musique, but I can't worry about her at the moment, because I'm going to have my very first concert soon! I'm super excited, but in order for it to be a success, I'm gonna have to practice. I'll definitely become the number one idol! I put the diary back in the drawers of my desk, and headed to bed.